⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eighteen- A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:53 · BOS 64-74 BKN
- Winner
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · BOS 91-90 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 2:16 · BOS 94-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · BOS 84-90 BKN
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:29 · BOS 93-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · BOS 93-90 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:32 · BOS 1-8 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:58 · BOS 6-22 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 2:10 · BOS 34-56 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lucious Harris Offensive Foul
Q4 1:15 · BOS 87-90 BKN
- Turnover
Lucious Harris Foul
Q4 1:15 · BOS 87-90 BKN
- Turnover
Kerry Kittles Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Anderson.
Q4 0:32 · BOS 91-90 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
